CZAR 52 Accident
10-08-2010 | 08:46 AM
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Because he was a hot dogging cowboy asshat that thought he was flying a fighter. The revolt of any crew to fly with him should have been a huge eye opener. Personally if he'd called me a ***** after protesting about clearing a ridgeline at 3' I'd probably beat him senseless and let the chips fall from there.
10-08-2010 | 02:20 PM
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"Why it happened cannot be determined..."
Agreed. But he was also in charge of the Wing's Standardization and Evaluation branch, which means that somebody up the chain-of-command was favorably impressed with his flying, and had charged him with impressing upon those in his organization his distorted sense of values and standards. That opens up a whole new chain of responsibility for the accident.
I think the OP was asking about the "why" from an aerodynamic perspective. How much altitude does it take to recover a B-52 from a 90 degree bank at minimum airspeed? How much from a stall in that condition? I doubt many B-52 pilots know, but I would guess at least 10,000' would be as good a place as any to start.
Agreed. But he was also in charge of the Wing's Standardization and Evaluation branch, which means that somebody up the chain-of-command was favorably impressed with his flying, and had charged him with impressing upon those in his organization his distorted sense of values and standards. That opens up a whole new chain of responsibility for the accident.
I think the OP was asking about the "why" from an aerodynamic perspective. How much altitude does it take to recover a B-52 from a 90 degree bank at minimum airspeed? How much from a stall in that condition? I doubt many B-52 pilots know, but I would guess at least 10,000' would be as good a place as any to start.
10-09-2010 | 05:21 AM
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"Why it happened cannot be determined..."
Agreed. But he was also in charge of the Wing's Standardization and Evaluation branch, which means that somebody up the chain-of-command was favorably impressed with his flying, and had charged him with impressing upon those in his organization his distorted sense of values and standards. That opens up a whole new chain of responsibility for the accident.
Agreed. But he was also in charge of the Wing's Standardization and Evaluation branch, which means that somebody up the chain-of-command was favorably impressed with his flying, and had charged him with impressing upon those in his organization his distorted sense of values and standards. That opens up a whole new chain of responsibility for the accident.
He should have lost his wings after almost hit a ridge line, trying to show off for the camera!
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10-10-2010 | 10:11 AM
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